Comparison between computational fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interaction and computational structural dynamics predictions of flow-induced wall mechanics in an anatomically realistic cerebral aneurysm model

International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 649-666

  Valenciaa, Alvaro ^a   Muñoza, Francisco ^a   Arayaa, Sebastián ^a   Riverab, Rodrigo ^b   Bravob, Eduardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Instituto de Neurocirugia Asenjo   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Fluid structure interaction; Haemodynamically induced wall stress; Soft tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449103254     PISSN: 10618562     EISSN: 10290257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10618560903476386     Document Type: Article

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